The Cect HiPhone is the most popular iPhone clone brand right now but a pretender has just arrived that might be able to successfully challenge its dominance. For one thing, the SciPhone model i68 is pretty damn close hardware-wise to what the iPhone looks like. The photo you see above is no ordinary rendering; that is actually what the phone looks like. For a more realistic view, you can watch the video after the break.
Specs of the Sciphone (pronounced Sky Phone) include a quadband GSM connectivity, 3.2-inch touchscreen with both finger and stylus input, 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth (!!), Fm tuner and a G-Sensor for flick navigation. The demo video below shows only a changing of wallpapers when the Sciphone is flicked but it should also be able to change track by flicking.
[via itechnews]
February 16th, 2009 at 10:02 am
hi i was wondering if someone can help me out i just bought a i68+ off of ebay two days ago and since ive took it out of the box the piece of crap has been on vibrate i cant find the ringer there is no manual and i cant seem to find anything for this phone
February 16th, 2009 at 6:23 pm
click on settings..then user profiles ……………select the setting you want………… then click on customize…………..select what you want from there. Also the side volume button works.
February 17th, 2009 at 7:02 am
hi,i have bought a i68+,when i want to lock it with a passcode it replays:input old passcode.
and i dont remmember that i input an old passcode what i should do
February 17th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
I think the default passcode is 1122
February 17th, 2009 at 12:43 pm
I just bought this from ebay as well. Does anyone know where i can get a detailed manual? The instructions/manual are so generic and not that accurate.
February 17th, 2009 at 1:15 pm
hey i bought the i68+ do you no how long it takes to charge
February 17th, 2009 at 3:25 pm
hey i bought a i68 off ebay and i cant get it to go on the net cant find none of it,can so one help me on this please,thanks.
February 17th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
hi i just get the phone, but i can get acces to internet. i have an account with att. could some one help
February 17th, 2009 at 7:06 pm
So I really need some help with getting the language set up on my i68 ($108 from Ebay free shipping). I’ve set the language in settings>phone setup> Language set to english. Google has an option to get view “google in English” on the bottom but I’m really unable to get the other websites in english. If anyone would be able to help me with this I would really appreciate it. johntasto@gmail.com
Below are some of the sources that I’ve been able to find to help me in getting my phone set up.
http://www.mysciphone.com/support/manuals/i68/english/Manual.pdf — this is the website for a detailed manual that’ll just really describe all of the features but doesn’t have much in terms of setting help.
http://www.nokiausa.com/A4410019 — this is the website that I used to get all of the settings that i needed for internet access you have to select the Nokia 2610 for phone.
http://home.comcast.net/~plutarch/Sciphone-i68.html — This website has a lot of useful information regarding purchasing as well as other useful information regarding some media transfer.
Again if anyone can help me with the language setting on websites that would be great. Thanks johntasto@gmail.com
February 17th, 2009 at 7:58 pm
Hey I just brough an i9 phone from ebay, and i can not get my att sim card to work, i have used an 3g and 2g card, and it always says insert sim. I took this phone to att store and they could not tell that it was not an iphone. They said it is not unlocked, anyone know how to unlock it? I did look at the gsm or gprs and they all said china, or china cities or state. DOes anyone know if this has anything to do with why i cant get service with att sim card.
Thanks,
If youhave help email me at carmendiva1922@yahoo.com
February 18th, 2009 at 8:19 am
hey fellow earthlings tis me agen! The one and only pyjama ledge!!.
How r all of my lovely creations? Just wanted to say the nxt person who leavz a comment after me is GAY! Enjoy my game muhahaha!!! Smellya l8r ( p.s. Sci phones r shit all I get is abusiv mesagz)
February 19th, 2009 at 9:51 am
Carmen, I think I remember reading from ebay from one of the sellers that the phone does not work with 3g but you can double check.
February 20th, 2009 at 10:11 am
Hello, how do i download my own ring tone to this phone, i have been able to input my videos but nothing further.
February 20th, 2009 at 1:05 pm
i bought my i68 in december went onto u tube typed in i68 and got some really good video’s how to set up and change settings and get onto internet, it really helped me out give it a try.
February 21st, 2009 at 8:22 am
Ha ha lisa u lost my game! So that means lisa is gay!!!!!! Ha ha stupid lisa. P.S. Do u have a brother called Bart ha. So funy!!
February 21st, 2009 at 11:14 am
To carmendiva1922@yahoo.com:
There are two slots of a sim card, the TOP one is SIM 1, you need the metal part facing done (notch on the left side), if you inserthe sim on the bottom, you need the metal part facing up. Note you need to select which sim you are using.. suggestion put it in top part. There is a way to unlock phone if it is not, but it comes unlocked.
February 21st, 2009 at 11:16 am
Dear Fedup:
Ha ha ha. You have to slide your phone to the left and right, there are 3 pages, your profile is in the second files, on the profile settings is where you set the phone to vibrate or ring. Profile is on the second page of your tic tac toe, slide the whole thing to the left. ha ha ha
February 21st, 2009 at 12:07 pm
hi, i bought a sci phone last week, but all of a sudden the screen is white, i can barely see anything in the screen, anybody no how i can get the screen back to its original color? thanks much
February 21st, 2009 at 1:53 pm
i recently bought a sci phone but cant find the charger is there a universal charger that fits
February 22nd, 2009 at 3:40 am
The sciphone seller : http://www.banggood.com/Wholesale-Hiphone-Cell-Phone-c-140_348_163.html
February 23rd, 2009 at 8:11 am
the phone is actually usable with the 3g card. the dealer is just retarded.
February 24th, 2009 at 12:14 pm
I have t-mobile and I puchused this phone. It doesn’t receive pictures and my plan supports internet with my blackberry but it won’t work on this phone. also the shake stopped woking. I really need help with this./
February 28th, 2009 at 5:05 pm
when ever I get an sms it just gives me the number of the person that sent it and not the actual person name so I can never tell who the SMS is from. How can I change this?
February 28th, 2009 at 11:03 pm
i just bought the phone and everything is in chinese!!! how do i change it to english?? since i can’t read anything, i dont know how to change it t o english… :(…. can anyone tell me how to go to the language setup exactly and how to change it to english…. what will help is if some one can tell me go to settings and then tap on what # option… please!!!
March 2nd, 2009 at 7:58 am
I was owndering does anyone know how to “subscribe to the gprs”?????? I have been trying and reading on it for days!! I cant find anything
March 3rd, 2009 at 2:09 pm
hi i gave my son the i68+ n now the it is off ,when i press one thing its not hiting its off to one side or the other n i can get in the setting to reset it .is there a another way like to do a hard reset ? to set in to factory setting ? please help thank you for youe time
March 3rd, 2009 at 8:21 pm
hi– just got in my i68+. I have att/cingular– here is how to get on internet–codes and all and mms codes and directions— very very helpful website-the easiet directions out there. att would not give this info to me. they told me they do not know what gprs is!!!
http://en.allexperts.com/q/Cellular-Phones-2768/2008/6/sciphone-Internet-Setup-1.htm
March 3rd, 2009 at 8:46 pm
whenever I get an sms it just gives me the number of the person that sent it and not the actual person name so I can never tell who the SMS is from. How can I change this?
March 3rd, 2009 at 8:55 pm
GOBIG— i am having the same problem– i dont know who is sending text messages–ughhhh–
do u know how to use opera mini on i68+? i down loaded 3.1 version but since there is no key board to type— how do I use it– there has to be a way—- helppppp
March 4th, 2009 at 2:06 pm
up i just baugth the i68 sciphone and need to know how to pas the muic in my computer to my i68 phone can anyone help me please
March 5th, 2009 at 8:51 am
Hi marisol,
Connect USB cable to Sciphone i68 and Laptop/PC. Now Sciphone asks for type of connection.
Choose connection type as USB Mass Storage. This should give you Sciphone as a USB pen drive. Now so easy to transefer music and other files..
Thanks,
Dangerdon4u
March 5th, 2009 at 8:55 am
I am using Sciphone i68, I saw Sciphone i68+ as latest one. Any idea what are the new features available in newer version?
As per my knowledge there is change in Image Viewer and Camera upgraged to 1.3MP.
Let me know, if you guys have any comparison.
Thanks,
Dangerdon4u
March 5th, 2009 at 8:01 pm
Hi
I NEED SOME BODY TO HELP ME PLEASE I HAVE SCIPHONE I68 AND I USE T-MOBIL SIM CARD WHEN I TRY TO MAKE A CALL SAYING EMERGENCY CALL ONLY PLEASE SOMEBODY CAN HELP ME.THANK YOU.
March 6th, 2009 at 8:11 am
hey i got the i68+ and it seems that the battery holds only for a day. how long should i keep the battery on charge???
please help
thanks
March 6th, 2009 at 5:03 pm
hi i have just got my i68 but can not get the phone to work it keep coming up asinvalid sim can anyone help thanks
March 8th, 2009 at 6:36 am
I have an I68 @ I9, How do i get different ringtones.i go to user profiles and it only has 3 ring types. Does anybody know how to use this freakin phone
March 9th, 2009 at 12:54 pm
I want to download ringtones on my phone. How do I do this? My cellphone carrier says I cant download them from their site. So where can I download them from? Also, It wont let me download music either. Can someone please help me. I hate these ringtones that are on this phone. It has spaces to add more ringtones, but how?????
March 10th, 2009 at 12:57 am
hi there…. i am so sorry to bother you guys… just bought a new sciphone and i tried to download files from my computer to the pone yet i encountered a problem. the moment i removed the connection my folders on the memory card were all lost… it is not visible anymore yet the files are there but i can’t access them in the document section… pls help me
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March 10th, 2009 at 2:20 pm
i just bought sci phone i68 charged it up then just shut .down never cam back on ;whats the problem
March 10th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
Hi Terrence. Where did you buy the sciphone? Not that I can help you, just interested.
March 10th, 2009 at 7:09 pm
hey how do I transfer songs from my computer to my sciphone? please help. thanx guys
March 11th, 2009 at 5:49 pm
can someone explain to me how to transfer music from pc to sciphone please (details).i ve tried so hard already and i am about to send the phone back. thank u for your assistance.
March 11th, 2009 at 8:19 pm
Hi,
I just got this phone..and I need to change my ring tone!!!
Where should I go to do this?
Please help me with this!!
Thanks.
March 12th, 2009 at 12:09 pm
Hi guys,
I’ve just bought Giphone and when I inserted at top notch my sim the phone doesn’t recoginze it. I’ve also checked with some specialist to confirm if it is unlocked and it is. Somebody can help me on?
thank you
March 13th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
I have the I68 and inadvertently activated the vibration feature that vibrates the phone every time I touch the screen (I am not referring to the incoming call vibration). How do I turn this feature off?
March 14th, 2009 at 5:23 am
Can anyone help me. I bought the SciPhone i68 and went to put music on it but It cant be found anywhere on the phone but on the PC the music shows up. I’ve tried everything - even switching it off and downloading the music on that way but nothing works. Help would be much appreciated. X Tish X
March 14th, 2009 at 5:43 am
Hello, I’d the editor of PMPToday. Anyone cares to offer instructions and how-to’s on the Sciphone, we’ll be willing to publish you.
March 14th, 2009 at 9:23 pm
how to upload music into mp3 folder without my music going to music folder
March 15th, 2009 at 7:59 pm
dose the texting work if the phone is rotated 90 degrees like the i phone
March 16th, 2009 at 4:31 am
I’ve been looking at this phone on ebay, and i just wanna know…if you turn the phone side ways, will the screen switch also or can it only be used up and down?